Had to brag a little in a place with people who would truly appreciate this! This morning, I made my final loan payment on the $72K of loans that have been following me around since graduate school.
I want to say THANK YOU to Mr. MM, his blog, and this forum. It took me 20 months to pay off my loans, and the reason it happened that quickly was finding these articles and this discussion site. I didn't discover MMM until about 12 months into my debt journey - if I'd found it earlier, I think I could have shaved 4-5 months off my payback time. While I've primarily been a lurker, the tales of y'alls badassity have helped drive me forward on this journey.
Stoked that, as of today, I have a positive net worth and can now go forth and put my money towards not paying off past decisions, but working to build the future I want!